Justice and Public Safety

Baltimore’s procurement process caused backlogs in the Baltimore Police Department’s forensic laboratory, hindering lab testing and analysis, according to a city audit completed earlier this year.

The United States has told the Chinese owners of the video-sharing app TikTok that they must sell their shares or risk the app being banned in the U.S., people familiar with the matter said.

In the wake of cyber attacks on several area organizations, officials in Pennsylvania are warning the public to be wary of online threats and to take steps to ensure their digital security.

The San Diego County Board of Supervisors has approved funds for an app that will allow outreach workers, paramedics, law enforcement officers and others to match homeless people with available shelter.

The Washington, D.C., Department of Corrections has implemented a pilot program to help individuals who are incarcerated gain access to cloud certifications that will help ensure they earn living wages upon their release.

Transportation Security Administration chief David Pekoske said the agency wants to use tech to reduce the number of screening officers and speed up travel processes as passenger volumes increase.

East Bay trustees decided Monday that their township would be the third in Grand Traverse County to install license plate reading cameras in cooperation with the sheriff's office.

Hoping to catch more technologically advanced law enforcement entities in the state, Tupelo officials have given the city's police the go-ahead to pick the elements necessary to create an advanced monitoring system.

Officers with the Chico Police Department used a drone to make an arrest Friday when a man allegedly ran away from officers and into the brush near Little Chico Creek.

So-called “TASER drones” have been proposed as one way to secure schools. An interview with the CEO of public safety tech vendor Axon illustrates how the situation is more complicated than deploying armed robots.

Court documents are revealing the extent to which Santa Clara County, Calif., officials went to crack down on restricted religious gatherings at the Calvary Chapel megachurch during the height of the pandemic.

Los Angeles Unified School District is rolling out four apps, including one available to the public for anonymous reporting and another that essentially functions as an internal 911 system only for staff.

The nonpartisan Campaign for Our Shared Future is raising money to offer a range of services to educators targeted by political attacks, from legal support to threat assessments and cybersecurity measures.

The Los Angeles City Council has opted to delay a vote related to the donation of a nearly $300,000 robot for the police department's SWAT team. Members of the public and the council voiced concerns about the device.

The hackers behind an early February cyber attack have published personal employee data. That data includes current and past employees' Social Security numbers, driver's license numbers, birth dates and addresses.

Several Albany-area districts have partnered with BusPatrol to equip their bus fleets with stop-arm photo enforcement technology that captures license plates of illegal passers and is funded by tickets paid by violators.

Amid lingering concerns about surveillance and safety, the Los Angeles City Council is expected to vote Tuesday on whether to accept the donation of a dog-like robot for the LAPD.

Commissioners in Macon-Bibb County, Ga., approved the use of security cameras in downtown Macon late last month, raising privacy concerns and sparking debate over surveillance.